Remember the Thumpers Dvd: DEMUs Unit 1001 Uckfield Line Hastings Ashford K&ESR

Remember The Thumper Dvd - DEMUs\nLooking at diesel electric multiple units commonly known as Thumpers which were introduced by British Rail in 1957 for use on Southern Region non-electrified lines.\nWe start with footage dating from 1969 with units operating shortly prior to closure of Swanage branch. Then we see operation from the mid 1980s of six-car units working the line between Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings before it was electrified in May 1986. \nOnto 1993 sees unit 1001 working in a two-car formation on preserved Kent and East Sussex Railway. \nFurther features include final day workings on East Grinstead line and Uckfield line including a journey between Crowborough and Uckfield. \n\nThumpers are then shown in scenes dating 1998 and 2003 working between Ashford International and Hastings.Filmed over thirty years, this programme tells the story of one of Britain's unusual forms of traction. \nThe DEMU was adopted by British Rail (Southern Ra.